Democracy flourishes when institutions of governance are inclusive, transparent, accountable, and responsive to its people. With that immutable fact in mind, the United States commends those Ethiopians who exercised their right to vote on June 21. Elections, however, are not in and of themselves a sufficient marker of democracy or genuine political reform. The June […]
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Briefing With Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood, Acting Director of the Office of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Patrick Worman, And Office of Monetary Affairs Director Susannah Cooper On the Secretary’s Upcoming Participation in the Meeting on Syria, The D-ISIS Ministerial, and the G20
MR ICE: Yes, thank you. Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. It’s my pleasure to welcome you to this call previewing Secretary Blinken’s trip to Italy for meetings on Syria, the D-ISIS coalition, and the G20. The trip was announced officially on June 18th. Before we get started, I would like to […]
Global Weather Hazards Summary: June 25 – July 1, 2021
The Gulf of Guinea continues to observe abnormal dryness due to below-average rainfall Africa Weather Hazards Desert locust swarms and hopper bands are expected across northeastern Ethiopia. Below-average rainfall in east Kenya and southern Somalia has lead to abnormal dryness. Persistant dryness due to below-average rainfall has caused severe drought in northeastern Ethiopia. Below-average rainfall […]
IOM Yemen: Situation Report May 2021
SITUATION OVERVIEW With Yemen entering its rainy season, heavy rains continued to cause severe flooding in the first week of May, directly impacting 6,855 households. Most of the affected people were internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are already living in inadequate shelters. The largest impacts of floods were experienced in Aden, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Lahj, Abyan, […]
Nat’l Defense Force Rejects Deceptive Lies of TPLF
(ENA) The false claim by the terrorist group TPLF that it has controlled different places is far from the truth, according to the National Defense Force (ENDF). Briefing the media today, ENDF Public Relations Director Colonel Getnet Adane recalled that there were security concerns inside and outside the country that aimed at disrupting the 6th General Election. Thus, […]
Tigray region of Ethiopia – ETC Situation Report #1 (Reporting period 01/06/2021 to 15/06/2021)
Highlights As the ETC is now activated to support the response in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the Cluster will provide dedicated support and resources for the planned activities previously supported by the inter-agency ICT Emergency Cell. The Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) has committed US$500,000 to the ETC to support the humanitarian response in […]